The Morelia Film Festival has announced the lineup for the official competition of its 12th edition. The Mexican Feature Film Section will see the national premieres of Los ausentes / The Absent (pictured left) by Nicolás Pereda, Carmín Tropical by Rigoberto Perezcano, El comienzo del tiempo by Bernardo Arellano, Sand Dollars / Dólares de arena (pictured below right) by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas, Güeros by Alonso Ruizpalacios, and I Am Happiness on Earth / Yo soy la felicidad de este mundo by Julián Hernández, among others.

Prolific director Pereda will also have the Mexican premiere of his film El palacio / The Palace as part of the Mexican Documentary Short Film section, which also include 11 other short films made by Mexican directors. The 12th edition of the Morelia Film Festival will take place October 17-26 in Mexico.

Cinema Tropical's programs are made possible with the support of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support ofGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. They are also supported, in part, by public funds from theNew York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the National Endowments for the Arts